Storming finish sees St. Breckans crowned U-21 B champions
*Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Five unanswered points in the dying moments of Sunday’s U21B football final saw St Breckans snatch victory from Lissycasey.
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O’Gorman Cup final promises to be lively affair
*Colm O’Brien of St Breckans. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography Two Clare football clubs whose adult championship season ended in disappointment will seek to return to winning ways on this Saturday at Shanahan-McNamara park in Doonbeg.
Éire Óg & Ennistymon advance to U21 semi-finals
*Philip Talty was captain of the Éire Óg side. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill SEMI-FINAL spots have been secured by Ennistymon and Éire Óg in the U21A football championship while all of the last four places are known in the B championship.
Fitness of Cooney & McCarthy will influence outcome of Sunday’s Clare SFC final
*Aidan McCarthy shrugs off Joe Dowling. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Opinions are divided amongst players and managers in Clare football as to who will be crowned Clare senior football champions for 2021 but all agree that the meeting of Éire Óg and title holders Kilmurry Ibrickane will be a close affair.
Reflection needed to find out what went wrong for St Breckans
*Donie Garrihy. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Questions will need to be asked of management before players to explain St Breckans’ below-par semi-final display, manager of the North Clare side, Donie Garrihy maintained.
Securing county final place another step in the ladder for ‘professional’ Éire Óg
*Denis O’Callaghan is held by Mark McInerney. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A “professional performance” laid the foundations for Éire Óg’s senior footballers securing their appearance in the biggest day of the Clare football calendar.
Éire Óg advance to county final
*Darren O’Neill. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill A first county senior football final appearance since 2014 awaits Éire Óg following a polished display to keep St Breckan’s at arm’s length in Cusack Park on Saturday evening.
Semi-final appearance ‘important’ for Éire Óg
*Philip Talty keeps his eyes firmly on the ball. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill Securing a place in the semi-finals of the Clare SFC marks an “important” step for Éire Óg.
‘Job not done’ for Donie & St Breckans
*St Breckans manager, Donie Garrihy. Photograph: Burren Eye Photography St Breckans’ standing as championship contenders is growing by the minute but nothing of significance has been achieved by the North Clare outfit as of yet, manager Donie Garrihy has stressed.
St Breckans to honour Frank Sheedy with unveiling of new stand and memorial tournament this weekend
*The late Frank Sheedy pictured with his grand-children, Jack and Blathnaid. This weekend, St Breckans GAA club will honour the memory of club great Frank Sheedy with a Memorial U14 football Tournament.